ANM Bird egg collection
Citation
Solheim R (2022). ANM Bird egg collection. Version 1.2. University of Agder. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/hnz467 accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-09-26.Description
The bird egg collection at the Natural History Museum, Agder University, holds 1190 journal numbers of single eggs or clutches, but also a substantial number of eggs not yet digitally registered. The majority of bird eggs is a 20+ years series of Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) eggs from SE Norway (687 entries with more than 1100 eggs). Each entry specifies conditions for collecting (single egg from clutch, whole clutch, failed, abandoned or unhatched eggs), date and locality, total clutch size and number of chicks, collector and determinator. Weight, length and with measurements are also given for a majority of the eggs.Sampling Description
Study Extent
Unhatched eggs collected during nestbox studies of owls and falcons. Seabird eggs collected during monitoring projects on Svalbard (2000, 2003, 2006).Sampling
Eggs collected until 1995 usually as whole clutches. Eggs collected after 1995 only as unhatched or abandoned eggs. Main focus on seabirds (Svalbard) and kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).Method steps
- Eggs are weighed, measured (length, width) and content removed through one blowhole. Content usually described for each egg (since 2000).
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Bird eggs primarily from Norway, but some samples from Sweden, Greenland and UK.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Roar Solheimoriginator
position: Senior curator
University of Agder
Kristiansand
NO
Telephone: +4791770760
email: roar.solheim@uia.no
homepage: https://www.uia.no/naturmuseum-og-botanisk-hage
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8790-9318
Roar Solheim
metadata author
position: Senior curator
University of Agder
Kristiansand
NO
Telephone: +4791770760
email: roar.solheim@uia.no
homepage: https://www.uia.no/naturmuseum-og-botanisk-hage
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8790-9318
Vidar Bakken
user
email: vidar.bakken@usit.uio.no
Roar Solheim
administrative point of contact
position: Senior curator
University of Agder
Kristiansand
NO
Telephone: +4791770760
email: roar.solheim@uia.no
homepage: https://www.uia.no/naturmuseum-og-botanisk-hage
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8790-9318